Wal-Mart Does The Right Thing!
Filed under: Inspiration
We did it!
A victory for Debbie!
Posted: April 1, 2008 at 10:27 pm
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Wal-Mart Does The Right Thing!Filed under: Inspiration
We did it! A victory for Debbie! Posted: April 1, 2008 at 10:27 pm
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we? didn't see "because of perez hilton" in the article anywhere. don't take credit for crap you have nothing to do with.
did you do something? i think it was walmart not you or us perez.
HAHAHA your trying to take credit for this?
douchebag.
Thank God!!!
Well that's nice of Walmart. They probably had enough people sending them complaints calls & letters about this.
Still, what's up with her lawyer taking so much of the settlement? I can understand taking a percentage of a settlement if it's a small amount but he took a LOT of money she could really use.
I think Perez meant we as in we the people, everybody who read about this here or on CNN or wherever and complained.
Re: Mad@Walmart – Yes, shitbag, it DOES make me happy. Because this woman's family needs the money more than I do. Tragedy can strike anyone–even you. We should have compassion and human decency–not be a bunch of CORPORATE DRONES who do not give a fuck about anyone but themselves. FUCK WALMART FOR EVEN HESITATING ON THIS SAD SITUATION. AND FUCK YOU FOR BEING SO CARELESS.
Thank God for the free health care here in Sweden.
Thank God.
Thanks Perez for bringing this out to more attention.
Re: kitnplayn – Who talks stupid? As i already said, thank god for free healt chare - and youll never have to worry about the money when a tragedy like this happens. Accidents are… accidents - they happens by accident and sueing one and another isnt the solution. When will you see helping each other is the way to go U.S
Debbie has such a sweet face. I bet she has always been a kind person. I wish i could take her family's grief away. I send love to her and her family, across distance, into your hearts…may we all do this to those in pain. Connected through kindness and a respect for enduring hardships. survival brings wisdom, though we never choose tragedy…when one day it is my turn to cry i will remember the bravery i see in all of you…
Re: kitnplayn – FUCK YOU WAL-MART PAID-OFF PR EXECUTIVE. KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT BEFORE OTHERS REVOLT AND START BURNING YOUR STORES TO THE GROUND.
Perez just sat his fat ass at the computer and typed. He didn't "do" shit. I can't believe he's trying to take credit for this! Get over yourself.
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Wonderful!!! I quit going to Walmart after I read about this but now I might go back…
You mean that the artical at first was supported by CNN. Don't take all the credit alone…..
I emailed walmart on this because perez informed me,
WAY TO GO!! Lets teach this corporate bureaucrats we aren't going to lay down and take it!
1. Perez, you had absolutely nothing to do with this, but I admire you for bringing it to your devoted readers. By the looks of these comments many of them don't stray too far into intellegent websites.
2. Shame on all of you who are bashing this poor woman. I have lived through tradgedy and I have witnessed family members fight insurance companies. It's sad, really. I pray none of you will ever encounter such a horrific even in your lives. Heaven knows you won't be smart enough to handle it. ****Side note: Why must you drop the f-bomb in every sentence? Are you at all aware of how unintelligent you sound? Really, people. It's just uncuth. (Go ahead and look that word up.)
That is awesome that they did the right thing… it's a shame though that it took numerous people voicing their oppinion on it for Walmart to do the right thing….
"WE" did it??? Are you using the editorial "We", as your usual affectation, or are you giving credit to the real people who wrote and called and brought Walmart to their knees? You never cease to surprise me…at how gigantic your ego has become…someone needs to stick a pin in your fat head…there's nothing you won't take credit for, you talentless scumbag!
Thank you for putting this story out there. I used to be an Asst. Manager for the Chain and hated them for what I heard they did to a lot of families I knew. I am glad that this time the right thing was done.
wal mart is un-%$#ing believable. they make billions off the slave labor of sweatshop workers/children in third world countries and then want for them a measly $400,000 from a woman who has no way in hell of paying it considering her expenses. what utter bullsh*t. wal mart and target need to be blown up. f&%# them.
how u gonna take credit for this/?????
GOODNES PREVAILS.
Insurance companies being paid to insure people for disability should not be able to go after cash settlements received elsewhere by the client.
This practice should be made illegal.
Walmart or any other corporation with as much power as they have should not purchase insurance from companies that allows them to do that. What a bunch of leaches insurance companies are. Not all insurance companies are like this. I don't think it is Wal Marts fault as much as the insurance company.
Perez,
Do you really thing "you" or "we" did it?
Do you think there were attorneys, EOW, Walmarts execs, insurance underwritters, ect. involved?
Do you think Walmart wanted to tarnish their name?
Get real, you copied a story you got from the news.
You had NOTHING to do with it.
"copied"
I really don't think you'd reach out to anyone, you're too selfish.
Get off you're high horse.
I can't believe your followers think you have an ounce of smarts.
this is awesome! look at the scope of your influence!!
WHAT WOULD ALL YOU'RE READERS DO WITHOUT WELFARE MART?
HOW WOULD THEY DRESS? EAT? SHOP?
(MYSELF ASIDE)
YOU'RE ALL A BUNCH OF STUPID LOSERS THINKING PEREZ SAVED THE DAY.
Those mother-fucking kitty-fur wearing Wal-Mart execs only caved in because they believed the backlash would affect their sales — NOT because in their heart-of-hearts it was the right thing to do.
Walmart saved face, thats all.
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They don't give a crap about this poor woman.
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Wake up.
AWESOME!!!!
WAY TO GO PEREZ!!!!!
GOOD FOR HER & HER FAMILY!!!! GOOD JOB PEREZ, FOR BRING SO MUCH ATTENTION TO THIS STORY!
Im glad to see they did the right thing.. I know they were getting a shit load of bad press over this.. GOD forbid the wal mart loses a fucking sales on motor oil, pj's and fruit..
LOL, I CAN SEE THE BOARD MEETING, ATTORNEY'S, WALMART EXEC'S., INSURANCE COMPANIES, ECT.
FLIPPING ON A COMPUTER TO PEREZ.COM, SAYING "WAIT" LOOK WHAT PEREZ READERS HAVE TO SAY.
WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.
DOES ANYONE REALLY THINK PEREZ HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT?
IF SO, GO TO SCHOOL.
do you know how long this has been going on you loser? you didn't do anything but post the link and say "this is very sad". "weeeee did it?" you didn't' do ANYTHING. you will always be a rude disgusting pig who gets off on hurting peoples feelings. you talk about britney going to star bucks everyday to stay in the limelight. at least she's not destroying people to do it. i can't wait until you cross the wrong person and they do something about it. once a loser - ALWAYS a loser. and i HATE Brad and Angelina simply because YOU worship them. GET A LIFE. do you think they give a SHIT about you??? god i'm so embarrassed for you every. single. day.
PEREZ,
WHY DON'T YOU SHELL OUT SOME OF YOU'RE MONEY FOR THIS WOMAN, I'M SURE SHE CAN USE SOME MORE HELP. SHE'S IN NEED FOR THE REST OF HER LIFE.
I BET YOU NEVER CONSIDERED THAT, OR EVER WILL.
YOU'RE WALLET PROBABLY HAS MOTHS FLYING OUT WHEN YOU OPEN IT.
First off its not Walmart being greedy…its the insurance company. Its the insurance company's policy to get back money that put forth if there is a lawsuit. Its a common practice on ALL insurance carriers. I am glad Debbie will be getting the care she needs but what about all the other people out there from MANY different companies that had to forfiet their judgements? Where's their voice???
I still HATE Walmart…..
Re: OPRAH – You are such a dumbass. How dare you say something like that about this woman. She deserves every right as anyone else.
perez, i didn't even know you were advocating on her behalf. i saw it on dateline but wouldn't have know she won her case if you hadn't had posted this. thanks for using your voice in a good way, for a good and just cause!!!! we need more people like you who will call bullshit when they see it.
This is fantastic news for the family. Now if those lawyers would rememburse 1/2 the large fee they took in the settlement-she would be set for life.
—did you think that it might be WE DID IT as in "US" the non-Walmart people??
I'm from Missouri (about 60 miles from where this is happening) and I have family that live in that community…..this is a sad story, but if the husband hadn't pissed all the money away that she received from her accident, she wouldnt have to worry about the Wal-Mart issue.
AWESOME!! Thanks for posting about this Perez, I wrote WalMart a really nasty email and hopefully it did some good. Thanks to everyone who wrote WalMart!!!
AMAZING PEREZ!!!
Bravo!
Wal-Mart is the second largest philanthropic organization in the world next to the Gates Foundation…..What have you done lately, except moan and complain?
Yeah, bad press made them do the right thing… I love it!!! Walmart still sucks!!
WalMart is the devil! I have worked with companies that distribute to WalMart. And have knowledge of the way they treat peeps at their centers in other countries. Don't be fooled. WalMart is a machine. I HATE WALMART! Target all the way.
i'm so proud of u!!
using ur celebrity for good. and to make it even sweeter, you did all of this for one person.
i luv u, PEREZ!
his is not a case of Walmart being the BAD guy. Most insurance companies have a Subrogation clause. if you have insurance of ANY kind, read your policy. I'm happy for the woman and her family, but don't expect this 'kindness' to extend to everyone who has a claim. All companies have to protect their assets as harsh as it seems. If it didn't the company would fold and people would be out of jobs.The purpose of subrogation is for people not to collect TWICE for he same thing. The extent of the injury shouldn't be a consideration as far as subrogation is concerned. Walmart was only following through on what is stated in their policy which is a CONTRACT. Before someone ask, no i do not work for walmart nor does any member of my family. Facts are facts. Behind bill gates and his family walmart owners are the 2nd in the amount they give in the form of charitable donations.
This is why you are better than a gossip magazine. You have brains and you use them for good. You go girl!
If she gets to keep the insurance money, then the insurance company is nice not wal-mart. To tell the truth the insurance company is not all that nice in return for letting her keep the money insurance premiums are not going to increase. Soon we will hear how wal-mart is the devil, because their insurance is going up. Hope none of you work at wal-mart.
this is, in no way, a case of Walmart "doing the right thing". They were backed against a wall and had no other choice but to drop their suit!
What exactly did YOU do. You are the most selft centered, pompus, arrogant, conceited ass-wipe I have ever seen. You didn't do squat and neither did anybody who read your peice on this. I would have had so much more respect for you if you'd just left it at the headline, instead of turning into the gay oprah who needs credit for everything he plays a minor (and a very minor) role in. This stupid little sentence makes you look like you'll do nothing based on the "goodness" of the cause. You'll only do it if you can take credit for it's success. WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!!
Re: meg – Oh really Meg. and what did you do once you read the story that resulted in Wal-mart's change of heart?
THIS, MUST BE YOUR MOM, IF NOT YOU LOOK JUST LIKE HER
Walmart is a billion dollar coorperation that is greedy and treats their employees like shit. They claim to be a family first company, when in reality they are not!! If an employee wants to take time off for a sick family member or maybe they are sick themselves, then walmarts policy is to have them go in for a coaching which can lead to termination. Family first my ass. I know how they work, I've been there and heard all the lingo. Walmart takes advantage of its workers need for this job and they will legal their way out of anything. Walmart isn't that good for America either, most of their products are made overseas. Thus lower cost , thus lower wages. Its a disease that spreads throughout our econamy. Walmart is part of whats wrong in America with big companies taking the front seat while hard working Americans pay the price in more ways then one…
p - its like celebrating 'look my husband did the dishes!' You're supposed to do the dishes–deadbeat. Just like walmart is. Also this sentence: "That settlement money, plus $51,739 that Shank will have to pay out of pocket, must be paid to Wal-Mart. " Implies that Shank gets ZERO dollars in the end?
Another postively-spun press release story that walmart PR submitted to make it sound like the have decent benefits and take care of their employees. We shouldn't celebrate anything but Ms. Shank's recovery. That is all.
"we" did it?….. oh, puh leeze!
Keith Olberman was the reason - don't try and get yourself my little fat one.
To even attempt to claim credit for this is just soooo tacky - your delusions of self-worth are starting to take control of your personae now!
Debbie and her family should be ashamed. How dare they steal from all of the people that go to Walmart and Walmart employees by now forcing those people to fund the extra money.
Her lawyer should be shot for now settling for enough money to cover her health care benefits!
Also, Debbie's health insurance payments were to cover normal life events. The third party's inurance was to pay for any harm caused by the third party. Stupid lawyer. Shame on Debbie and her family for being so greedy. Shame on the media for being so mis-informed.
interesting….
it was alright to wage battle against Walmart
but ok for the lawyer to take over half?????
dude, WE did it? You reported on this story half a week AFTER it was ALL OVER THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA. Get over yourself. Your shot at real time news is a joke considering literally everything you write non gossip related is repotred in other outlets long before it gets here. I'm happy about the walmart story but give me a break-credit does not come soley from this site. Oh brother.
Screw that! I wish Wal*Mart would have stuck to their guns! Everyone in this country feels entitled to things that are not theirs. There was a signed insurance form and this money was not hers, Wal*Mart was not entitled to let her keep it. People need to start realizing that they have to do things for themselves and stop expecting everyone else to take care of them. Wal*Mart, you're great, but I'm a little disappointed with this decision.
Re: media_lush – Keith Olbermann was NOT the reason for this decision!! He has such low ratings that Walmart could care less. Its because of the media frenzy surrounding this case, on CNN FoxNews ABCNews CBS Evening news and the many many newspapers that covered this story. Keith Olbermann is not a smart man, he was a sportscaster on ESPN and a wannabe comedian. He was hired by MSNBC for comic relief and instead he ends up pushing his views on Americans in his cocky arrogant manor. MSNBC never intended for him to give the news, its not his job description, thats why he does a "comedy show", the countdown is not news. And for many years he should of had himself as the worst person in the world..He needs to stick with sports, just like movie stars need to stick with movies.
Re: Wal*Mart forever –
Amen! You took the words right out of my mouth!
That's why this country is going down the shithole and the final flush will be when Obama becomes president.
WE did it? Based on how you consistently refer to yourself in the 3rd person, a reader might interpret this as YOU did it. Either way, you had absolutely nothing to do with changing this situation. You may have minor impact on other areas due to your blog, but your head, ego and waistline are getting just a little too big.
"Occasionally others help us step back and look at a situation in a different way. This is one of those times."
Yeah, the 'others', aka all the horrible press WallyMart got. That's the only reason they dropped this bogus lawsuit. Fuck that hellhole!
Re: Blah – sick fuck, get a life. Post a pic so we can all see what a revolting person you are
kuddos to wal-mart…they do have a conscience
Re: OPRAH – you wouldn't say that if it was your momma, bitch!
WARM AND MUSHY INSIDE RIGHT NOW.
YEA!!!!
Prez you did that? Gross
Thankfully WalMart did the right thing. If Sam Walton, the founder, were alive he would have done the right thing to begin with…His kids just see money signs in all they do…so unlike their father. This family just lost one of their sons in Iraq. I think they deserve the money to keep her comfortable. It's not like they are profiting from her accident.
Now tell her lawyer to give her back part of his fee's. If you did the math, his lawfirm got over half of her settlement. Over half, does that seem quite fair and just to you. I commend the man for doing hard work, but I don't see how he deserves that much money. He, if he really has their best interests in mind, should give some of that back for her long term care. You can email him at mgraham@grgpc.com and tell him so.
YEAH!!! THEY FINALLY DID SOMETHING GOOD!!!!
Walmart is gay. Peolple should boycott them. Buy American.
I'd like to see the attorneys return some of their exhorbitant fees as well.
By 'We' do you mean CNN?
Wal-mart should have done the right thing from the begining. So they buckled under negative press and now they are heros? I don't think so. I will never shop at Wal-mart again.
Thank you Wal-Mart for doing the right thing………You showed you really do have a heart. To bad you just didn't do it in the first place and avoided all the bad press.
Great! I felt so bad for her and her family. I'm glad Perez put it up on the sight. Perez- lets tackle Autism and the CDC!
Walmart will continue to be where I shop; thanks for doing the right thing!
Good for her….WAL-MART IS THE DEVIL!!!!
Thank goodness! I'm glad they did the right thing!! I still hate Wal-Mart!!!!!
You can slam the big bad Walmart if you want, but the reality is that the Walton family is second only to Bill & Melinda Gates in charitable donations. And your annual charitable donations were how much?????
Re: OPRAH – how can you say that she is still a person just like you and me
#250 Samantha - I can't believe I wrote almost what you said verbatim! It doesn't take much to know what's really going on, most people just like to dump on corporations as the big evil giants against the little Po' folks. It isn't always that simple.
That's so awesome to hear! Perez you rock!!! You have made a difference in so many people's lives. I think inadvertently you even managed to save Britney Spears life. By constantly putting her in the news on your site everyone knew she needed help, and finally it was accomplished. Your site has power and reaches so many people it's unbelievable! I had made the decision to stop shopping at Walmart here in Ottawa Ontario Canada and just shop at a different place instead. Now I guess I won't have to do that.. If my daughter and I had to visit with any celeb I think we'd both agree that you'd be the one to visit with, you are just so cool and interesting.
ROFL WE? you did nothing….
Finally Wal-Mart does something good for their employees.
Damn corporation.
Re: JAnne – lmfao my thoughts exactly that statement just made my day loveed it!
PEOPLE, its not like PEREZ brought this up himself…its been all over TV news for a couple of weeks, including a huge expose on either 60 minutes or Dateline!
Please, don't give credit where it's not due.
oh perez, ive had such a bad day so far and this has just made it all better, im so happy for this family, and for walmart for not being so f*&$#@* stingy!!! love your perez, great job!!!!xoxox
I wonder how much money the family had to waste on lawyers fighting those greedy bastards? We need to elect a Democratic President and more DEmocrats to Congress so that these horrible corporations and insurance companies can't get away with this shit anymore!
I like visiting your website just for fun. but this time I really think your site made a difference. good for you!
I will never shop there again and i would hope that other people would do the same. It is a shame that wal-mart would do such a thing. but that is the corporate world that i want no part of.
THIS ISN'T THE RIGHT THING YOU MORONS. THOSE NASTY LAWYERS ARE THE ONES THAT CASHED IN ON CLOSE TO $600,000. SHAME SHAME SHAME ON THOSE ASSES FOR MAKING MONEY OFF THIS POOR WOMAN'S LIFE. HUGE HUGE KUDOS FOR WAL-MART!
YAY!!!!!!!!!!
Re: Not all Capitalists are bad – Yeah, to whom do they donate? The Klan? The Christian Right-wing? (same thing)
ANY way, FUCK WALMART! ANY PERSON WITH ABOVE AN 8th GRADE EDUCATION HATES THIS STORE AND OTHERS LIKE THEM.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE AN EDUCATION , THEN READ:
NO LOGO, BY NAOMI KLEIN.
..after you read that, you will either cease to be ignorant on this topic, or else realize that you are a greedy, corporate, pig who gets paid-off to flush the American economy down the toilet. i would rather not be robbed by Walmart, just to watch my money "returned" to creepy, sexist, racist, homophobic religious groups or to pay of politicians with similar values…factor in the slave-labor used for walmart's "cheap" products and then how they treat employees? BOYCOTT! BOYCOTT! BOYCOTT! FUCK WALMART! THEY MUST BE FINANCIALLY DESTROYED!
We all know that Suck Mart is doing this for the wrong reasons…
But at least they're doing it.
Hallelujah.